Relationship of gross motor skills and perceptual motor abilities with physical activity levels in preschoolers
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2026025
- VernacularTitle:幼儿粗大运动能力和感知运动能力与身体活动水平的关联
- Author:
LI Yameng, ZHU Xiaotong, SHAO Tianzeng, YUE Fengshan, REN Yiqi, REN Yuanchun
1
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi an 710072，Shaanxi Province,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Motor activity;
Motor skills;
Growth and development;
Child,preschool
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2026;47(1):104-108
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the relationship of gross motor skills and perceptual motor abilities with physical activity levels in preschool children in a Beijing kindergarten, so as to provide a reference for promoting the development of motor competence.
Methods:From September 2018 to March 2021, preschoolers aged 4-5 years were selected using convenience sampling method from an urban kindergarten in Beijing. The Test of Gross Motor Development-Third Version(TGMD-3) was used to assess basic preschoolers s gross motor skills ( n =152). The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence(PMSC) was used to evaluate perceptual motor skills ( n =151). Accelerometers (Actigraph GT3X) were used to record physical activity levels ( n =52). Data were analyzed using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson correlation coefficients.
Results:The mean scores for gross motor skills and perceptual motor abilities were (38.76±13.48) and (35.49±6.50), respectively. The moderate to vigorous physical activity(MVPA) level was(52.60±27.44) minutes per day. No statistically significant correlations were found between gross motor skills, perceptual motor abilities MVPA among boys, girls or the overall group ( r =-0.20 to 0.25, all P >0.05). However, Boys locomotor skills, overall children s locomotor skills, and boys gross motor skills were all positively correlated with MVPA( r =0.34-0.45, all P <0.05).
Conclusion:There is a correlation between locomotor skills and physical activity levels in 4 to 5-year-old children.
